ScienceDaily: Dec. 14, 2012 — Researchers involved in a new study led by Oxford University have found that between three million and 3.5 million years ago, the diet of our very early ancestors in central Africa is likely to have consisted mainly of tropical grasses and sedges. The findings are published […]
Daily Times: Noshe Lynn. If Muslims can come out on the streets to protest about cartoons and books, why can they not come out in protest against these outrages being committed in their own country? Many people refuse to blame the Taliban (and others like them) for anything, saying that, […]
Epigraph: O ye people! be mindful of your duty to your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and created therefrom its mate, and from them twain spread many […]
Utah » Attorney General-elect John Swallow says he’ll uphold law but won’t actively enforce it. By lindsay whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Dec 15 2012 Set to take […]
The News that Switzerland has chosen the Salvation Army to represent them at the next Eurovision Song Contest reminds me of this story: (for those who do not know. The […]
After the solving the problems of Halal food, Halal meat and Niqab, now Europe countries are facing the question of Halal Houses. In one of the nieghbourhoods of Amsterdam the council has built 180 house for its Muslim population which have room for wudhu, direction toward Qibla, separate room for […]
Dear Readers, any one who is qualified may apply directly to the address below: Dear Rafiq, Greetings from the International Rescue Committee! I am writing to ask for your help in identifying candidates for a large upcoming Education project. The IRC is recruiting candidates for a 5 year, $160 million […]
SWITZERLAND is putting its faith in the Salvation Army, whose guitarist is 94 years old, to win the Eurovision Song Contest when it is staged in Malmo, Sweden, next year. […]
New gun laws brought in after the Dunblane school shooting “reduced the risk” of massacres in Britain, former Home Secretary Jack Straw said today. Speaking after the Connecticut school killings, […]
Survey by Haaretz: A new survey shows more than a third of Israelis want to immigrate to other countries due to economic problems and spiraling cost of living in the […]
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Source: Indiaprwire Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance, the world’s most heavily-enrolled Islamic finance certification institute, teamed up with their exclusive partner in India, Infinity Consultants to recently deliver “Achieving Financial Inclusion for Muslims in India – How Can Islamic Finance Help?”, a live talk presented by Saif Ahmed, Managing Partner […]
By Joe Sterling and Amir Ahmed, CNN December 16, 2012 (CNN) — Syrian warplanes bombarded a densely populated Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus Sunday amid clashes there, opposition activists said. […]
Source: Two Circles Mumbai: “The framers of our constitution recognising the special needs of the minorities granted them protection through constitutional measures in matters related to their freedom and prosperity. However, over six decades since independence we have experienced that minorities’ interests can be served better when the majority community […]
Ludhiana, Punjab, India Hosts India avenged their recent Asia Cup loss by bulldozing Pakistan 59-22 in an unexpected one-sided final yesterday, enroute to claim the 3rd Kabaddi World Cup title in Ludhiana. Stopper Ekam Hathur was the star on the night as he gave India a strong start by stopping […]
In 2011, twenty two-year-old Mirzya Syed, a Pakistani-American student at Barnard College in New York City (NYC), was attending a class on novels written about the immigrant experience — precisely about problems faced by people of East Asian, African and Latin American descent. What struck her at the time was […]
Journalist and filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici is suing anthropologist Joe Zias, who in recent years has been doing his utmost to disprove his provocative theories on early Christianity. By Nir Hasson […]
December 16, 2012 The name Rwanda conjures up images of the terrifying 1994 genocide. But today the small east African nation is trying to put the past behind it and […]
Global Post: A Muslim student facing a uniquely challenging classroom assignment surely received an A for penning what’s become a welcome distraction in light of the recent school shooting in Connecticut. The unidentified Grade 4 student’s teacher asked the class to write letters to Santa Claus. That presented a problem […]